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The Next Big Thing |
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by Peter Clark |
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With one new technology on the market and another on the way, a new generation of multimodality imaging technology is fusing anatomical and functional images. |
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Warning: Teleradioactive? |
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by George Wiley |
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So far, licensing regulations and professional courtesy have kept radiology safe from going global to the lowest bidder for reads, but with the technology in hand, that could change. |
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The Big Picture |
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by Johnson B. Lightfoote MD, MBA |
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Macroeconomics provide a context within which to view radiology at the end of the century, and offer a window on the specialty's future. |
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Challenge for a New Century |
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by Judith Gunn Bronson, MS |
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Following a century of achievement in generating increasingly precise anatomical images, radiology's quest in the new millennium will be to more accurately portray biological function. |
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PACS on Call |
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by Keith J. Dreyer, DO |
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In their efforts to meet the needs of institutions without the capital for full-blown picture archiving and communications systems, vendors are offering the technology in a plurality of application service provider models. |
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The Convergence Factor |
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by Cheryl Proval |
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A troubling aspect of these better times in radiology points to the need for a heightened service ethic and a bit of unabashed professional self-promotion. |
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Guest Editorial |
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A Quiet Revolution |
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by Howard B. Kessler, MD |
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An unpleasant chapter ends for some in medicine, as beleaguered providers, suffering narrow margins, just say no to the assumption of risk. |
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Technology Economics Review |
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MRA Report |
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by Frank J. Papatheofanis, MD, PhD |
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Data collected from three managed health care plans give MRA an advantage over CT in the management of CNS and extracranial disease. |
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Technology Economics Review |
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Ultrasound Report |
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by Arthur C. Fleischer, MD |
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Recent advances in diagnostic sonography and their potential clinical and economic impact. |
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Technology Economics Review |
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3-D Imaging Report |
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by Matthew A. Barish, MD |
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As 3-D imaging technology becomes more affordable and increasingly user-friendly, the technology is destined to be incorporated into the routine workflow. |
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Technology Economics Review |
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CT Report |
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by Robert C. Gilkeson, MD |
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Rapid speed and improved imaging flexibility have rendered multidetector technology the most important advance of the decade. |
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Imaging Business |
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In Praise of ABC Accounting |
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by Richard S. Helsper |
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Understanding and implementing activity-based cost accounting can rescue a department from decision-making based on randomly applied benchmarks. |
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